Telegram-herald., 1887-03-08

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. Sesae u the mortgages appear On the
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ke-erOss ekaE1inskion.
=. Hos does il happen that mortgages
Hot belonging % you APPEAR IN your name
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A I cannot say.
. DID yoa make sny search foE those
mort<sgss on this list about which you
knss nothing
A did uot have tiLae. | checked then
OF as best could and had 10 80 without
my dshner - DO this.
o Soms Of these run 60 Rachel Reeves
your vile. don't they,
A They may stand ia my name nov but
we're ia nay wife's nsme up 10 September,
Ie>4.
Q. How DC these stand now,
A. | think they all stand ia my name
now.
q. Are You willing TO swear that any Of
these mortgages were transferred 70 you by
Rachel Reeves
A. think one Of the Cooley mortgages
aud one from Nanny J. Lewis.
q Was there more than one mortgage
for 81, 7c0 from Aaron CourtrighI
A No. cir.
q. There are three mortgages on the hsC
A. IL must be mistake.
u Was there ever more than one Court
rig hta- 'rtgage,
A NJ. that | know OF.
q. Ycl know Mr.. VANITY
A 1ss sir.
D. Did he offer you 5000 for the Court
right mortgages for Nelson & Natter
A. / don't remember II.
q. Yon are positive,
A les sir; / would certainly have taken
that sum fo- something l didn't own II they
AT sos the witness stepped from the
stand.
James A. Rogers. neighbor of Mr..
Reeves. was swora and testified a. follows:
o. How long have you resided in Grand
Rapids
A Since 1860.
Q. Where do you live
A. No. 337 Lyon-st.. across thestreet from
Mr.. Reeves.
Q. How oLe, did you see Mr. Reeves
from Septen, er 1885 TO December OF the
same yesg,
A Four or five times week.
q. Did you notice any change in his
health
A. In the fall aud winter he was not in
good health; neither In 1884
and 1855. la 1884 10 the Spring OF 1886 Mr..
Reeves was in bad health.
Q. Do you recollect his being at New
aygo?
A Yes sir.
Q. Any change in his health subsequent
10 the time he visited Newaygo?
A. I can't answer IL intelligently.
Q. Has he NJ any time been considered
dangerously ill2
A. Yes sir think it was in the Fall, of
1855, but can't recollect.
Q. Was this the summer after his en-
plo, ment BY the Newaygo Coz
I kuOw the fact existed. but can't fix the
date. know ii was at the time he was
employed by the Newaygo Co.
Cros- examination
O. When were you taken ilR
A. March 10. 1851
q When were you able TO get out
a September. 1884.
Q. How was his health in lss42
A. | understood be h AZ given up his Of
fee and was doing a sort of home detective
business / saw Mr.. Gum there several
times.
q You say he was considered dangerous
liz i'll Who considered him so9
~ lie had broken down in health.
q Wasn't il considered among the neigh
bors that Mfr. Reeves was to marry Mrs.
French in 1885?
A. I never heard il.
Q. Didn't Mr.. Reeves 90 TO Florida?
A He started for Florida but only got as
faras Mississippi and came oscS.
q. When do you understand that he gave
up his Office
a am OF the impression that it Was
1885.
q. What physician attended him.
Abr. De Camp had something TO DO
with ms case.
H. ]. Felker was sworn and said Tresiie
here, am lawyer, and have practiced law
since 1870
q How long have you been acquainted
win Miss Tompkins2
A Ever since she came 20 Grand Rapids.
q. When did Mr.. Reeves quit Law prac-
tice9
A. In September, 1888. he quit active
practice on account Of sickness.
q How was his health the last year you
were in partnership
a 'Excepiioa taken by plaintiff Part
OF The time be WAS sole 10 do work. lie was
subject 20 sick spells lasting two or three
weeks. There were .in1ss when he wouldn't
be IT the Office for six ~eess.
.. You have known him from that time
on. How was bis health,
a No better. / was 81 his house often.
He had trouble with bis stonsch.
q. You remember visit TO Miss TOmp-
kins at Batavia
4. Yes.
Q. Did you 60 expressly to see herr
a No sir. | was at Rochester taking
testimony in the case Of 4. Lamont Cnub0
szains; Marion /. Billing
q. How did vOu happen to 90 70 Batavia
A. Mr. Reeves asssd me to- He explained
his trouble. and asked me % see De5sie
and expiain bis condition and feelings.
(Wituess identified letters sent 20 Miss
Tompkins.
q How frequently did you So Mr..
Reeves before yo.t wen. do9n 20 Bafavia2
A Only fes times lie vas SICK then.
Had been taken SICK in February.
2 D.d you go TO Batavia
A les
q Call on Miss TompSins'
A les
q What tine was this
A. Retresn March l5aad -
q Dii you gake hsr lst5sr from Mr..
Reeves
A handed her whst supposed vas
letter from NJ Reeves
q when did son call at The store
4. The morning after I arrived. 7 came
there m the evening. Dsboie vas away